Jewel Mathew oral history interview

Title

Jewel Mathew oral history interview

Creator

Salman, Muhammad A.
Mathew, Jewel

Description

Jewel Mathew was a student in Drexel University's Biological Sciences program at the time of this interview. This interview begins with a discussion on how the pandemic personally affected Jewel Mathew and describes challenges with taking classes online, including the impact on laboratory classes. This interview describes when Jewel Mathew initially thought the pandemic was going to affect the Drexel community. Jewel Mathew comments on how the United States and President Donald Trump handled the pandemic. This interview also touches on differences in protocols implemented to contain the virus and shares thoughts on surges of COVID-19 cases in certain areas. Jewel Mathew discusses Drexel's decision to offer hybrid classes. This interview includes a discussion on vaccines and what the new normal might look like after COVID-19.

This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.

Source

COVID-19 seminar oral history interviews (Collection MC.00.100), Drexel University Archives

Rights

In copyright. Copyright owned by Drexel University. Contact Drexel University Archives for permission to use.

Subject

COVID-19 (Disease)
COVID-19--United States
College students
Education, Higher
Web-based instruction
Protective clothing
COVID-19 (Disease)--Vaccination

Relation

Listen to the audio recording of this interview and read a raw transcript in Drexel University's digital repository.

Type

interviews

Date Created

Summer 2020

Language

English

Duration

47:49 minutes

Interviewer

Salman, Muhammad A.

Interviewee

Mathew, Jewel

Citation

Salman, Muhammad A. and Mathew, Jewel, “Jewel Mathew oral history interview,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed May 5, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/320.